Tms Agent (Legacy) - Cisco TelePresence Administrator's Manual

TMS Agent (legacy)

The TMS Agent is a process that runs on the VCS to manage FindMe and Device Provisioning data.
Note: this is the mechanism used by earlier versions of VCS and TMS. You are recommended to switch from
using the TMS Agent legacy mode to the new
It acts on behalf of TMS so that TMS is not a single point of failure, and enables each VCS to share the load.
It supports the replication of FindMe and provisioning data, sharing the data among cluster peers as well as
the central TMS, providing resilience in case of connection failures between any VCS and TMS.
TMS Agent is installed as part of the VCS platform and requires no configuration on the VCS, other than
ensuring the default password is changed (see TMS Agent account passwords below).
You must use TMS to create and manage Device Provisioning data.
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FindMe accounts may be set up using TMS or VCS.
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FindMe
The TMS Agent replicates changes to FindMe account information across peers in a VCS cluster (FindMe
account changes can be made on any peer, not just the master), across to TMS and also across to other
VCS clusters managed by the same TMS.
Note that the FindMe option key must be installed on the VCS.
Device Provisioning
Cisco VCS Administrator Guide (X7.2)
TMS Provisioning Extension
Reference material
mode as soon as is practicable.
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